Unlucky Man Wins Big in Louisiana Lottery Tale
Memphis readers learn of Ed Becker and his family striking the Louisiana State Lottery for a share of the capital prize. Becker explains how a purchased ticket by his brother and subsequent sales netted one twentieth of五 a $500,000 prize. Mentions of other ads and notices appear alongside the lottery tale.
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Memphis
Tenn
Front Street
Ed Becker
Lee Becker
Louisiana State Lottery Company
New Orleans
BB B B tonic praised by readers across states
Readers from North Carolina to Georgia report health improvements after using BB B B, a botanical tonic claimed to purify blood and restore vitality. Testimonials mention relief from dyspepsia, typhoid-related leg ulcer, and general well being, with multiple endorsers noting no doctor visits needed.
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U. Callahan
Charlotte
N.C
L. W. Thompson
Damascus
Shepherd
Norfolk
Panik
Alapaha
W. M. Cheshire
Atlanta
Circus crowp Sam Dickey dies in Cincinnati hospital
A stray line notes Sam Dickey, an old time circus crow, died in a Cincinnati hospital. A separate brief mentions a sheriff sale and a vague Havana cigar reference. Washington reports say Mr and Mrs Cleveland will travel to Europe.
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Sam Dickey
Cincinnati
Washington
Cleveland
Europe
Remedy for Consumption Promises Free Bottles in Appeal
A letter to the editor offers a positive cure for consumption and promises to mail two free remedy bottles to readers who send their exact postal addresses. The note includes additional brokered ad text about copper pigments and machinery, with assorted supplier details and product mentions scattered through the page.
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P.O
J. A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl &J
Hetherington & Nason
Elm St
Online
Texas
Sinke, Davis & Co
Castoria Ad Across Generations
An old promotional passage notes Castoria’s use from infancy to motherhood, claiming benefits for sick babies and children. It presents Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations, including during illness and childcare routines.
Worth le sends praise for Hall's Catarrh Cure in testimonial
A Dr. J. L. Gorsuch of Summit Street endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from Cheney and Co. He claims forty years in medicine and states the remedy cures all catarrh cases when taken as directed. The firm offers a $100 reward for any untreatable case and notes the product is sold by druggists.
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Lepe
Messrs
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hiali
J. L. Gorsuch
M.D
Summit St
Hall
Evan
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Doe
Treuiars
Heevear Electric Belt Co
Washington Street
Chicago
Numerous Progeny in Clark County’s Famous Uncle Evans
A Louisville Times reporter finds Uncle Alfred Evans, a 64 year old Black man in Clark County Indiana, proud father of thirty six children from four marriages. Born a slave in Hyde County North Carolina, he and his wives produced twenty seven children before the Civil War. He later served in the 109th Colored Troops and settled in Indiana, adding nine more children with his last wife. His brother in North Carolina reportedly fathered twenty five children.
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Blue Lick
Clark County
Ind
Alfred Evans
Louisville Ry. Times
Pie
Evans
Hyde County
N.C
Washington City
Ryans
Hetingly
Tennessee
Lincoln
Fayette County
Louisville
Jefferson
North Carolina
Mountain lions slain by Hammond and helper in Wyoming
Near Walcott in the valley a flock disturbance led J. R. Hammond to confront four lions. He shot one lion muzzle to mouth with his Winchester, killing it instantly, then killed three more as they emerged from sage brush. Po Pritchard aided, killing another, totaling four felines. The quarry, a mother and three kittens, measured long nosed.
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J. R. Hammond
Walcott
Minti
Mr. Hammond
Winchester
Mr Hammond
Hiaimond
Messes Hammond
Pritchard
Judge Seeks Safe Advice Seeks Burglar’s Input
A Bennington Vermont judge discussing safe purchases was confronted by two rival advocates for their own safes. He consulted Burglar Price, the expert safe breaker imprisoned by the judge, and then ordered the safe purchase based on the inmate’s opinion.
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Bennington
Pdvents
Price
Boston Hospitality Riddled by Silent Introductions
A San Francisco Post critique notes Boston social etiquette where guests are not formally introduced. A New Orleans bride at a Commonwealth avenue dinner finds herself and husband shunned, while a deaf dowager and muffled exchanges reveal rigid insular manners and awkward miscommunications.
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Boston
San Francisco Post
Cxass
New Orleans
Commonwealth Avenue
Stop Coughing Sayings From Brown Sequard
A historical note on coughing explains most coughs are unnecessary and caused by irritation habit or catarrh. It cites Dr Brown Sequard’s tips to stop a cough by pressing nerves near the lips and nose and even the ear, plus mental willpower, and recalls a French surgeon who punished the first coughing patient.
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Brown-Sequard
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for Women Benefit
A nostalgic promotion touts Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as safe highly effective tonic for girls becoming women. It claims vegetable composition and full safety with a money back guarantee printed on bottle wrappers.
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Dr. Pierce
World's Disprensary Medical Association, Proprietors
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Bell Telephone
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BF. Johnson & Co
Main St
Richmond
Manheim
Shaltenberger
Duggists
Switzerland
Segar
Havana
Rctoria
Castoria
Worth le
Marie Antoinette
Tere
Louisiana
Napoleon
New York Mail and Express
Perry Davis
Carters
Nttle
Carter Medicine CO
New York
Bradfield Regulator CO
BR. A. Fahnmestock
Atera
O. H.G. Root
Peart St
The
Ric
St. Louis
Mos
Sella
A. P. Foster & Co
Dallas
Deias
Bryant & Stratton
Bryant's College
Buffalo
Bryant & Stratton Business College
Inormdion
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